Accenture’s Security Practice helps organizations work through complex business and technology issues to provide innovative and holistic approaches for dynamic cyber defense, enterprise risk management, information assurance and information security. Our security professionals bring deep technology skills and industry knowledge to any organization and work closely with clients to design and implement a security solution closely tied to enterprise objectives.

Smart Grid Security Manager- Utilities Industry:

Our Managers assist clients with the identification and evaluation of holistic security gaps with a focus on the infrastructure and business applications layer. They also anticipate security requirements and identify sound security controls for applications, systems, processes and organizations. Our Managers can easily work with non-security teams to integrate security controls on projects.

Key Responsibilities may include:

Working within Utility Industry compliance frameworks, specifically FERC, NERC CIP and recently released NIST Smart Grid security requirements
Defining Security & Control capabilities of Accenture Smart Grid offerings
Leading a project team to deliver Smart Grid security assessment, design and implementation services
Working with Oracle, EMC, RSA, Cisco, Symantec and Silver Springs Networks as part of a Smart Grid Solution
Developing and presenting at industry conferences as an expert in the Utilities Security and Smart Grid field
Play substantive or lead role in establishing Accenture’s presence within the Utilities/Smart Grid field
Business development responsibilities
Demonstrate ability to create and direct proposal effort
Ability to travel 100%

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years of technology delivery and implementation skills
Minimum of 2 years of security consulting experience within the Utilities Industry
Minimum of 2 years of experience with Smart Grid-related security technology
Minimum of 2 years of experience managing a technical team
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.

Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Desire to work in an information systems environment
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Proven track record with client facing presentations and business development activities
Needs analysis, positioning, business justification and closing skills
Ability to effectively lead/ manage large teams.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require now or in the future sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Workplace Enablement Services (WES) is a service line within TGP that implements end-user computing solutions which deliver high-performing workplace environments. Solutions include: desktop transformation, desktop application management, unified communications, virtualization and desktop management. We team closely with our clients to help implement these next generation workplace capabilities which enable them to achieve a significant competitive business advantage through workforce flexibility and productivity.

• work with cutting edge technology
• deliver high-quality solutions across multiple industries
• work on a variety of projects ranging in both size and scope
• receive continuous training
• gain rapid career progression

IT Strategy, Infrastructure and Security (ISIS) falls within the TGP organization and provides services aimed at improving the strategic intent, transforming economics and effectiveness, and the overall design, of a company’s information technology capabilities and/or functions. Information technology capabilities include IT planning and management, IT processes and approaches, and IT assets that provide the operational components necessary to run applications.

Job Description:
Technology Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering technology innovation and providing the backbone of our systems integration business. Technology Infrastructure professionals focus on the operational foundation required to enable enterprise/agency-wide IT Services. These individuals have skills in enterprise service management tools as well as a functional understanding of the underlying technologies and supporting infrastructure. Service Excellence professionals focus on service and process design and implementation in core ITIL v.3 competencies based on industry standard enterprise service management tools.

Specific to Service Excellence, individuals will take a holistic approach to constructing and optimizing sophisticated service models. Individuals will focus on all aspects of IT Infrastructure Operations including assessment and process development for ITIL’s IT Service Management, covering all phases of work from RFP development, and initial assessment/diagnostic through to process, organization and/or technology design and implementation.

Key Responsibilities may include:
Candidates will demonstrate deep skills in enabling operations for ITIL based processes with a focus on service design and optimization. The individual should also demonstrate business effectiveness skills such as establishing roadmaps for achieving optimal IT services. This position will vary in the scope of project responsibilities; however generally this position will focus on designing and delivering ITIL based solutions such as but not limited to Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continuous Service Improvement. Candidates will demonstrate skills in IT operations with a focus on the processes which enable IT Operations. The individual should also demonstrate operational acumen to design relevant and efficient solutions to meet client goals and align with industry best practices. The candidate should have a foundation understanding of ITIL V3 as well as a functional awareness of industry standard tools used to enable Service Management.

During client engagements responsibilities include scoping, pricing and identifying resources supporting the Accenture client partner. Additionally, this individual will be expected to manage the day to day relationship between the project team and senior client executives.

• Designing and implementing ITIL and Operational processes
• Implementing service management solutions to deliver client value
• Assist in the designing of service and support models to enable critical business services
• Experience in project management and detailed technical planning
• Program and Project Leadership
• Leadership skills in both technical and process oriented initiatives
• Generating detailed documentation
• Travel 100%

This position requires the candidate to work closely with Accenture alliance partners (vendors) to ensure offerings content is current and to identify additional opportunities. As part of this relationship building, the selected candidate will be responsible for building awareness of the technical products and their associated offerings to the Service Lines and Operating Groups in Accenture.
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 8 years of experience with ITIL (operational or service management) tools with at least one area in Service Delivery (Service Level Management, Capacity Management, Contingency Planning, Availability Management, or IT Financial Management) or Service Support (Configuration Management, Problem Management, Incident Management, Change Management, Service/Help Desk, or Release Management)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Strategy, service costing, governance and Enterprise Infrastructure
• Minimum 3 years of ServiceNow experience
• Minimum Bachelors Degree

IT Strategy, Infrastructure and Security (ISIS) falls within the TGP organization and provides services aimed at improving the strategic intent, transforming economics and effectiveness, and the overall design, of a company’s information technology capabilities and/or functions. Information technology capabilities include IT planning and management, IT processes and approaches, and IT assets that provide the operational components necessary to run applications.

Job Description:
Technology Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering technology innovation and providing the backbone of our systems integration business. Technology Infrastructure professionals focus on the operational foundation required to enable enterprise/agency-wide IT Services. These individuals have skills in enterprise service management tools as well as a functional understanding of the underlying technologies and supporting infrastructure. Service Excellence professionals focus on service and process design and implementation in core ITIL v.3 competencies based on industry standard enterprise service management tools.

Specific to Service Excellence, individuals will take a holistic approach to constructing and optimizing sophisticated service models. Individuals will focus on all aspects of IT Infrastructure Operations including assessment and process development for ITIL’s IT Service Management, covering all phases of work from RFP development, and initial assessment/diagnostic through to process, organization and/or technology design and implementation.

Key Responsibilities may include:
Candidates will demonstrate deep skills in enabling operations for ITIL based processes with a focus on service design and optimization. The individual should also demonstrate business effectiveness skills such as establishing roadmaps for achieving optimal IT services. This position will vary in the scope of project responsibilities; however generally this position will focus on designing and delivering ITIL based solutions such as but not limited to Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continuous Service Improvement. Candidates will demonstrate skills in IT operations with a focus on the processes which enable IT Operations. The individual should also demonstrate operational acumen to design relevant and efficient solutions to meet client goals and align with industry best practices. The candidate should have a foundation understanding of ITIL V3 as well as a functional awareness of industry standard tools used to enable Service Management.

During client engagements responsibilities include scoping, pricing and identifying resources supporting the Accenture client partner. Additionally, this individual will be expected to manage the day to day relationship between the project team and senior client executives.

• Designing and implementing ITIL and Operational processes
• Implementing service management solutions to deliver client value
• Assist in the designing of service and support models to enable critical business services
• Experience in project management and detailed technical planning
• Program and Project Leadership
• Leadership skills in both technical and process oriented initiatives
• Generating detailed documentation
• Travel 100%

This position requires the candidate to work closely with Accenture alliance partners (vendors) to ensure offerings content is current and to identify additional opportunities. As part of this relationship building, the selected candidate will be responsible for building awareness of the technical products and their associated offerings to the Service Lines and Operating Groups in Accenture.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 8 years of experience with ITIL (operational or service management) tools with at least one area in Service Delivery (Service Level Management, Capacity Management, Contingency Planning, Availability Management, or IT Financial Management) or Service Support (Configuration Management, Problem Management, Incident Management, Change Management, Service/Help Desk, or Release Management)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Strategy, service costing, governance and Enterprise Infrastructure
• Minimum 8 years of Service Now experience
• Minimum Bachelors Degree

IT Strategy, Infrastructure and Security (ISIS) fall within the TGP organization and provides services aimed at improving the strategic intent, transforming economics and effectiveness, and the overall design, of a company’s information technology capabilities and/or functions. Information technology capabilities include IT planning and management, IT processes and approaches, and IT assets that provide the operational components necessary to run applications.

Specific to Data Center Technologies, individuals will take a holistic approach to consolidating and optimizing sophisticated data center environments, including physical data center facilities and critical infrastructure components including servers, enterprise storage, database and predictive operations environments. For Data Center Operations, individuals will focus on the design and implementation of tools for IT Services and Operations

Key Responsibilities may include:
Candidates will demonstrate skills in enabling tools for ITIL based technologies with a technical focus on availability of business applications, operating systems, and server/storage hardware. The individual should also demonstrate business effectiveness skills such as establishing roadmaps for deploying tools for maintaining optimal IT service. This position will vary in the scope of project responsibilities; however generally this position will focus on designing and delivering technical solutions such as but not limited to IT Discovery solutions, Configuration Management solutions, IT Asset Management solutions, IT Monitoring solutions, IT Service Desk solutions and Business Process monitoring solutions. Candidates will demonstrate skills in IT operations with a technical focus the tools and technical solutions which enable IT Operations. The individual should also demonstrate technical acumen to design relevant and efficient solutions to meet client goals and align with industry best practices. The candidate should have a good understanding of ITIL V3.

During client engagements responsibilities will include assisting with scoping, pricing and identifying resources supporting the Accenture client partner.

Candidate should demonstrate experience in the following areas:
• Designing and implementing ITIL and Operational tools
• Enablement of Operational Tools for large scale ERP and CRM deployments
• Implementing systems management solutions to deliver client value
• Assist in the designing of support for scalable server architectures for critical business systems
• Some experience in project management and detailed technical planning
• Generating detailed documentation

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